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Kotak Arbitrage Fund

Kotak Mahindra Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedArbitrage FundRiskometer: Low Risk

NAV

₹43.44

as of 6 Oct 2026

Kotak Arbitrage Fund is an open-ended Arbitrage Fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund managing ₹75,712 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹43.44 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 2.4% a year. Managed by Hiten Shah. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
2.4% / yr
as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size
₹75,712 crore
as of 31 Aug 2026
Exit load
0.25%
SIP available
Yes
Launched
29 Sept 2005
ISIN
INF174K01LC6

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from nyvo’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Arbitrage Index

Oct 2021Oct 2026
Growth of ₹100, Kotak Arbitrage Fund versus Arbitrage Fund average.

Kotak Arbitrage Fund

₹140

+40% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Arbitrage Fund average

₹133

+33% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months1.49%1.56%-0.07
6 months3.23%3.26%-0.03
1 year6.80%6.72%+0.08
3 years (CAGR)7.45%7.27%+0.18
5 years (CAGR)6.97%6.72%+0.25

Category average across 33 funds, as of 5 Oct 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y)
2.25
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
1.64
Sortino ratio (3Y)
4.73 vs category 1.76
Standard deviation (3Y)
0.54%

Where the money actually is

Equity

-0.3%

Bonds

7.5%

Cash

92.7%

Other

0.1%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.

What it owns

538 positions · top 10 = 19.2%

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(3 in top 10)24.5%
    • Axis Bank Ltd3.51%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd2.85%
    • ICICI Bank Ltd2.47%
  • Industrials7.9%
  • Basic Materials7.9%
  • Healthcare5.5%
  • Energy(1 in top 10)5.5%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd1.99%
  • Consumer Cyclical5.3%
  • Utilities4.6%
  • Consumer Defensive4.4%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 1868.9% vs category 293.4% a year.

Other top holdings

  • Kotak Money Market Dir Gr9.68%
  • Kotak Ultra Short Term Dir Gr4.53%
  • Axis Bank Ltd.-SEP20263.43%
  • HDFC Bank Ltd.-SEP20262.79%
  • Kotak Ultra Shrt to S/T Dir Gr2.77%
  • ICICI Bank Ltd.-SEP20262.43%

Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.

The debt it holds (debt sleeve)

Yield to maturity
6.87% vs category 6.33%
Modified duration
0.42 yrs vs category 0.45 yrs
Average maturity
0.46 yrs vs category 0.53 yrs
Government securities
5.1%

Credit quality

AAA
100.0%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 31 Jul 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Aug 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
−₹833 cr
Net flow, 3 months
+₹2,147 cr

as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
₹43.44 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
2.4% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
₹75,712 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Arbitrage Fund category.
How risky is Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Low Risk". Cash-and-futures spreads. Debt-like behaviour, equity taxation.
What are the 5-year returns of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
6.97% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Arbitrage Fund average of 6.72%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
6.9% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Oct 2021. The median was 7.7% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
Hiten Shah, managing this fund for 6.9 years.

Where this fund sits

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Data: nyvo research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (NIFTY 50 Arbitrage Index) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.